Following the course of the past five years, Mayor Chuck Reed is inviting young people ages 5 to 18 to help name the four peregrine falcons that began hatching earlier in April.

The hatchlings are the fifth generation hatched by Clara, the San Jose City Hall peregrine falcon and the third with her current mate, Esteban Colbert. Her mate for the first city hall brood was Jose.

A panel of judges will choose 10 names as finalists. It will look for name creativity, quality of essays or artwork submitted and how reflective the suggested names are of the raptors’ habitat and lifestyle, as well as the challenges the young falcons face. The final names will be selected through an online voting process beginning April 29 and announced on May 6, before the eyasses (young falcons) fledge.

Names for the birds can be emailed to mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov and must be received by 5 p.m. on April 22. Name submissions may also be mailed to: Falcon Naming, c/o Mayor’s Office, 200 East Santa Clara St.–18th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113.

For more information, and to download the submission form and contest rules, check the falcon web page at www.sanjoseca.gov/falcons.